Fatal crash in Houma

Authorities respond to a fatal car crash this morning along La. 311 near the Westside
Boulevard extension in Houma. Rory Lyons, 41, of Houma, was killed after the 2010 Land Rover he was driving left the highway heading north at high speed about 2:30 a.m., State Police Troop C said. The SUV traveled more than 1,000 feet before striking the south guardrail on the Westside extension bridge. The vehicle went airborne and struck the north guardrail before landing in a drainage canal. After the empty vehicle was pulled from the water, Lyons' body was found by the Terrebonne Sheriff's Office Water Patrol. The crash remains under investigation; routine toxicology tests are pending.

Mary Kilpatrick/Staff Writer

Published: Friday, July 5, 2013 at 10:39 a.m.

Last Modified: Friday, July 5, 2013 at 10:39 a.m.

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